# `io.github.tldraw/tldraw` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.tldraw/tldraw
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.tldraw/tldraw
- Version: 0.1.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.tldraw (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (sse,streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:50:44.907Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Draw and visually collaborate with your agents on tldraw's canvas.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:28:12.084Z over streamable-http.

**6 tools: 4 change things and 2 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 4 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 2 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `search` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "search" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "search" says "search": a word for reading.
```


## Changes things (4)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `_exec_callback`

- The name "_exec_callback" says "exec": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
App-only: widget calls this to resolve a pending exec request.
```

### `exec`

- The name "exec" says "exec": a word for a change.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Execute JavaScript code on a tldraw canvas. The code runs in the widget with access to the live `editor` instance, helper functions, and normal js. Use the `search` tool first to discover available Editor methods and shape types.

Each canvas has a unique `canvasId`. Omit `canvasId` to create a new blank canvas. To edit an existing canvas, pass the `canvasId` that was returned by a previous exec call.

Shapes and text grow depending on the amount of text they have. Use clever scripting to ensure there are no unintended overlaps.

Examples:
- Create a rectangle: editor.createShape({ _type: 'rectangle', shapeId: 'box1', x: 200, y: 120, w: 320, h: 180, text: 'Hello' })
- Connect shapes with an arrow: editor.createShape({ _type: 'arrow', shapeId: 'a1', fromId: 'box1', toId: 'box2', x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 100, y2: 0 })
- Select and zoom: editor.select('box1'); editor.zoomToSelection()
- Read shapes: return editor.getCurrentPageShapes()
- Distribute evenly: editor.distributeShapes(editor.getSelectedShapeIds(), 'horizontal')
- Box around shapes: boxShapes(['box1', 'box2'], { text: 'Group label', color: 'blue' })
- Stack shapes dynamically: editor.createShape({ _type: 'rectangle', shapeId: 'a', x: 0, y: 0, w: 300, h: 200, text: 'First box\nwith wrapping text' }); const bounds = editor.getShapePageBounds('a'); editor.createShape({ _type: 'rectangle', shapeId: 'b', x: 0, y: bounds.maxY + 20, w: 300, h: 200, text: 'Below first' })
```

### `save_checkpoint`

- The name "save_checkpoint" says "save": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
App-only: save shapes to a checkpoint (from user edits). shapesJson and assetsJson must be JSON array strings.
```

### `search`

- The name "search" says "search": a word for reading.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search the tldraw Editor API spec by writing JavaScript that receives a `spec` object and returns a result. The spec contains: spec.members (all Editor methods/properties with name, kind, signature, description, category), spec.categories (category names), spec.types.shapes (focused shape type definitions with props), spec.types.shapeTypes (list of all shape type strings), spec.helpers (exec helper functions with descriptions, params, examples).

Examples:
- Find shape methods: return spec.members.filter(m => m.category === "shapes").map(m => ({ name: m.name, signature: m.signature }))
- Get arrow shape props: return spec.types.shapes.find(s => s.shapeType === "arrow")
- List all categories: return spec.categories
- Find a helper: return spec.helpers.find(h => h.name === "createArrowBetweenShapes")
```

## Only reads (2)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `_get_canvas_state`

- The name "_get_canvas_state" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
App-only: get the latest checkpoint for a canvas by its canvasId.
```

### `read_checkpoint`

- The name "read_checkpoint" says "read": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
App-only: read shapes from a checkpoint by ID.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `tldraw`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__tldraw___get_canvas_state",
      "mcp__tldraw__read_checkpoint"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__tldraw__search",
      "mcp__tldraw__exec",
      "mcp__tldraw___exec_callback",
      "mcp__tldraw__save_checkpoint"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```